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Alexander

//ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

    "Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?"

  2. 2
    A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”).

    "Yiannopoulos started releasing video interviews and other evidence meant to prove that [Ali] Alexander sexually propositioned both adult men in their 20s and at least two teenagers."

  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; A city in Pulaski County and Saline County, Arkansas.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Burke County, Georgia; named for early settler Hugh Alexander.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Rush County, Kansas; named for early settler Alexander Harvey.
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A town in Washington County, Maine; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Genesee County, New York; named for early settler Alexander Rea.
  4. 9
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in McKenzie County, North Dakota; named for early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie.
  5. 10
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia; named for local lumber businessman John M. Alexander.
  6. 11
    A rural municipality in eastern Manitoba, Canada.
  7. 12
    A community in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of alexander. alt-of
  2. 2
    A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.

    "Alexander cocktail 3/4 jigger rye whiskey. 1/4 jigger Benedictine. Twist orange peel on top. Stir."

  3. 3
    European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb wordnet
  4. 4
    Any of genus Zizia of North American flowering plants.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair, Alejandro, Iskandar, Sikandar, Alessandro, and Alexandre.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair, Alejandro, Iskandar, Sikandar, Alessandro, and Alexandre.

Etymology 3

Unknown. Apparently from either the given name or the surname Alexander, but the connection is unclear. Attested since the early 20th century.

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